Paul Pritchard was one of Britain’s leading climbers when a falling boulder changed his life forever. The accident left him with a traumatic brain injury, partial paralysis, and a completely different relationship with risk, identity, and time.
But this conversation is not only about survival. It is about what mortality teaches us when we stop looking away. Paul reflects on fear, adventure, disability, dignity of risk, and why a near-fatal accident helped him understand what it means to truly live.
We talk about climbing, loss, courage, acceptance, and the uncomfortable truth that none of us has unlimited time. This episode is a reminder to stop postponing the life you keep promising yourself you will live someday.
In this episode:
Why mortality changes how we make choices
What a near-fatal climbing accident taught Paul
The difference between reckless risk and meaningful risk
How identity shifts after life-altering injury
Why adventure still matters after trauma
What it means to live before it is too late
